Paper for teaching writing skills

Abstract

Paper containing three module staffs of contiguous, distinctly shaded bands of equal width are printed with non-photographically reproducible ink on a planar sheet. The bands of each module are spaced from a similar module by a band of non-color and an uncolored area is provided about the periphery of the sheet. Letters are printed or written commencing in the space of the middle one of shaded bands of each module to teach writing in an area rather than on a line. The ascending and descending portions of the letters are formed on the upper and lower bands to teach proper proportioning of the letters and the words formed on any one staff are spaced from words on an adjacent staff and the periphery of the paper by the non-colored areas to stimulate proper spacing and margination. Because of the non-photographically reproducible ink used to form the bands, the paper may be photographically reproduced and the writing compared with that on unlined paper to determine the progress of a student.

What is claimed as new is: 
     
       1. A writing surface for use as an aid in developing writing skills comprising: a substantially planar surface,   a plurality of three module staffs on said surface,   each of said three module staffs including   three contiguous colored bands connected along an interface characterized by the absence of a line to provide an upper, middle and lower writing zone, the middle one of said bands being colored differently from said upper and lower zones so as to be distinctive, and   a non-colored area separating each of said three staff modules on said writing surface.   
     
     
       2. The writing surface of claim 1 including a non-colored area extending about the periphery of said surface. 
     
     
       3. The writing surface of claim 1 wherein said substantially planar surface is a sheet of paper. 
     
     
       4. The writing surface of claim 3 wherein said upper, middle and lower zones are formed from bands of non-photographically reproducible ink. 
     
     
       5. The writing surface of claim 3 wherein said sheets of paper are adhesively connected along their top edges to form a tablet. 
     
     
       6. The writing surface of claim 1 wherein the width of each of said bands forming said upper, middle and lower zone of each said three module staffs are substantially of equal width. 
     
     
       7. The writing surface of claim 1 wherein the top and bottom bands are the same shade of a color and the middle band is a darker shade of the same color.